Lauraceae FAMILY

Cryptocarya corrugata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cryptocarya corrugata is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall. The bole is sometimes buttressed[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a useful timber traded as Corduroy Laurel, though it is not very popular in the timber trade[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - eastern Queensland.

HabitatWell-developed mountain rainforests, in soils derived from a variety of rock types; at elevations from 350 - 1,200 metres[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].